Howdy, TowerTalkians --
I've installed dozens of towers at amateur and commercial sites over
the years and I have found the AN towers to be battleship stout (which in
many cases is not necessary for a ham installation) but expensive to buy and
install.
One of my major complaints is that the base design is WAY overbuilt
compared to all the other towers I've installed. The last one specified
approximately 3 times the amount of concrete than for similar towers from
other
manufacturers. To me it's a pure waste of time and money for the unneeded
additional concrete.
Also the rebar cage is overly complicated in its design. I've built
many rebar cages but I had to hire a concrete contractor to be able to build
it per their spec. Even the concrete contractor was scratching his head
over the design.
To me, this is another instance of an engineer working in an air
conditioned office who designs it but never has to be out in the field to
install one. (They're not the only manufacturer to do this.)
For a similar tower height and capacity, anyone installing a Trylon
Titan tower would save up to $3000+ by buying it rather than the AN. Just
offering a money saving option.
Yes, I sell Trylon towers but that's because I've found them to be the
best value in a self-supporting tower around and lots of people are
interested in that.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for amateurs
Cell: 206-890-4188
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